婴儿:在线视频服务新目标

短语讲解：

1. These days it seems like American television and videos have us in their clutches from cradle to grave.

seem like仿佛…似的
例句：It seemed like a good idea.
那似乎是个好主意。

2. There’s a current reality-TV program about a funeral-home family, too, not to mention a host of shows about forensic experts’ inspections of dead bodies.

not to mention更不用说
例句：Old folk and children alike are all against the proposal, not to mention the youth.
老人、小孩都不赞成这个建议, 更不用说年轻人了。
a host of许多 一大群
We are faced with a host of difficulties.
我们面临着许多困难。

3. On the other end of life's spectrum, there have been plenty of shows for kids ever since television debuted in the 1940s. 

plenty of很多, 大量的
例句：She had plenty of imagination.
她有丰富的想象力。

4. Instead of just listening to Mom or Dad sing a lullaby or goo-gooing at a dangling fish above their cribs, infants can watch videos made just for them.

instead of (用…)代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…
例句：Will you go to the party instead of me?
你替我赴宴好吗?

5. The shows, with titles such as “Elephant Dress-Up” and “Shapes with Peek-a-Boo,” are commercial-free, though parents who are watching with their babies are invited to buy products at a store on the site.

such as像, 例如
例句：We dislike people such as him.
我们不喜欢像他这号人。

6. According to its homepage, “Baby First’s top child development experts have invented a way for babies and toddlers to use the computer themselves.”

according to根据, 按照
例句：Fill up the form according to the instructions.
按照说明将表填好。

7. As the service’s executives point out, babies are already watching TV. 

point out指出
例句：When the mistake was pointed out to him, he hastened to correct it.
当有人向他指出错误时, 他赶紧纠正。

8. Even the most imaginative shows are no substitute for human interaction, say the pediatricians.

substitute for用…代替, (使)代替
例句：In this cake mixture, you can substitute oil for butter.
在这种做蛋糕的配料中, 你可以用食用油代替黄油。

9. They worry that the channel can become a cheap baby-sitter, or that some parents may bombard their tiny tots with hour after hour of shows in an effort to make them smarter.

in an effort to为了...
例句：They hushed up the scandal in an effort to save face
他们掩盖了丑闻以图保全面子。